Including Baffle For Modifying Gas Flow (e.g., Imbedded In Solid Sorbent, Etc.) Patents (Class 96/152)
  • Patent number: 11629482
    Abstract: Apparatus for producing liquid water from the condensation of atmospheric water vapor includes a transportable housing defining a first air inlet, a second air inlet, and an air outlet; first and second doors operable selectively to open and close the first and second air inlets, respectively; and at least one water condensation unit located in the housing between the first air inlet and the air outlet, and between the second air inlet and the air outlet. The housing is configured so that, when at least one of the first and second air inlets is open, at least a portion of an air flow into the at least one open air inlet is passed through the at least one condensation unit and out the air outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Ashera Holdings LLC
    Inventors: Robert G. Carrington, Thomas William Cox
  • Patent number: 11565236
    Abstract: An apparatus for capturing a water content from a water containing gas, the apparatus comprising: a housing having an inlet into which the water containing gas can flow; a water adsorbent located in the housing, the water adsorbent comprising at least one water adsorbent metal organic framework composite capable of adsorbing a water content from the water containing gas; and a water desorption arrangement in contact with and/or surrounding the water adsorbent, the water desorption arrangement being selectively operable between (i) a deactivated state, and (ii) an activated state in which the arrangement is configured to apply heat, a reduced pressure or a combination thereof to the water adsorbent to desorb a water content from the water adsorbent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
    Inventors: Xavier Mulet, Kristina Konstas, Aaron Thornton, Matthias Hesselmann, Stefan Herrmann
  • Patent number: 10723220
    Abstract: A fuel tank system includes: a fuel tank capable of storing fuel; a canister that has a ventilation port and an introduction port and that accommodates an adsorbent capable of adsorbing evaporative fuel introduced into the canister; a housing attached to the canister, and accommodating a pump configured to apply a pressure to an interior of the canister through the ventilation port; a pipeline that has an atmosphere opening port opening to an outside, the pipeline extending from the atmosphere opening port toward the ventilation port; and a filter unit having an internal space in which an air filter is arranged, the filter unit being removably fitted to the housing and the pipeline, the housing and the pipeline communicating with each other via the internal space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Chiaki Kataoka
  • Patent number: 10371246
    Abstract: A breather vent assembly includes a vent main body defining an internal vent passage and including a proximal end, a distal end, and an upwardly extending retainer portion disposed outward of the distal end. A cap is coupled to the vent main body and disposed at the distal end. A tortuous path is defined between the vent main body and the cap and a fluid vapor flows through the internal vent passage and the tortuous path to thereby vent the fluid vapor from a transmission. A reservoir is defined between the distal end and the upwardly extending retainer portion and configured to receive a condensate when a portion of the fluid vapor condenses in the tortuous path. A drain passage extends through the vent main body and fluidly couples the reservoir and the internal vent passage such that the condensate in the reservoir is drained back to the vehicle transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: FCA US LLC
    Inventors: Todd A Frerichs, John N Henley
  • Patent number: 9945612
    Abstract: A system and process is provided to deplete or remove moisture from wood coring in boats by piercing 20 a fiberglass outer skin; forming 30 bores or holes 200 in wood coring to form an exposed portion; processing ambient air 35 to create processed air; pumping or displacing 40 processed air into the bores or holes 200; penetrating 50 an exposed portion 80; with a sealant 100; and filling 60 the exposed portion 80 with a sealant 100.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: Dryboat South, LLC
    Inventors: David Lundberg, Jon Bartnick
  • Patent number: 9095811
    Abstract: The present system is an adsorption system for separating air into a concentrated gas component, which has an air supply, a compressor for receiving and compressing the air supply, providing a compressed air supply, and molecular sieve material for separating the compressed air supply into a concentrated gas component. The adsorption system delivers at least 5 liters per minute (LPM) of concentrated gas component from the molecular sieve material in which the system has a specific total weight per LPM<9 lbs/LPM. Additionally, an output quantity of the concentrated gas is delivered by the adsorption system and a purging quantity of the concentrated gas is dispensed into a sieve chamber of the adsorption system undergoing a purge cycle. The purging quantity has a value equal to or less than the difference between the maximum quantity and the output quantity, and the purging quantity is controlled based on the output quantity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: RIC INVESTMENTS, LLC
    Inventor: Joseph Thomas Dolensky
  • Patent number: 9034084
    Abstract: Embodiments herein relate generally to distribution of flow into vessels containing packed beds of media. An example application of such beds is to pressure swing or temperature swing adsorption systems. Systems herein may include a vessel and a distributor for distributing flow into a lower portion of the vessel. The system may include: a vessel comprising a top head and a bottom head; and a bottom head feed/effluent nozzle. A lower distributor having at least one flow permitting surface is disposed within the vessel and encompasses an inlet of the bottom head feed/effluent nozzle. A flow gap is formed between a bottom portion of the lower distributor and the bottom head feed/effluent nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: Lummus Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Franklin D. Lomax, Jonathan Levy, Chris Ebeling, Richard S. Todd
  • Patent number: 9028595
    Abstract: A process for separating methane from a natural gas mixture employs pressure swing adsorption in one or more vessels. Each vessel has an adsorbent material having a kinetic selectivity for contaminants over methane greater than 5. Contaminants within the natural gas mixture become gases kinetically adsorbed within the adsorbent material. The vessel is placed under pressure to cause contaminants to be adsorbed in the surfaces and micro-pores of the adsorbent material. The process includes releasing a product stream comprised at least 95% by volume methane from a first gas outlet in the vessel, and desorbing the contaminant gases from the adsorbent material by reducing the pressure within the vessel. The desorbing step is done without applying heat to the vessel, thereby delivering a waste gas stream comprised at least 95% by volume of the contaminant gases. An improved fractionation vessel having both major and minor flow channels is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company
    Inventors: Narasimhan Sundaram, P. Scott Northrop
  • Patent number: 9017462
    Abstract: Improvements in a filter where the filter self-expands based upon increased pressure or vacuum in the filtering stream. The expandable filter is adaptable to filtering a wide variety of media including air used in HVAC units, gases that are used to filter impurities out of gases and for industrial applications. The expandable filter to maintain a constant pressure or vacuum in the plenum or filter. The filter self-expands as the pressure or vacuum increases and pushes, pulls or draws the filter into an elongated or heightened configuration. As the filter expands new filter material is exposed that was not previously exposed for filtering. Expansion doubles, triples, or further increases the filter collection surface area. The filter does not rely upon gravity and expands based upon the increase of pressure or vacuum in the plenum the filter can be arranged in a vertical or horizontal orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Inventor: Joseph Gelb
  • Patent number: 8940082
    Abstract: A filter element for an extractor hood includes an odor filter having depressions provided in an entry side of the filter element and extending at least over half of a height of the filter element. A frame holds the odor filter at its edges and has a height which is smaller at least on one side of the frame than a height of the odor filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Holger Eich, Andrzej Goczol, Jochen Klemm, Ralf Knoch, Ulmar Neumann, Anja Presse, Udo Reiff, Martina Schnatz, Paul Seyfrid, Maja Wehrle
  • Publication number: 20150017073
    Abstract: The invention relates to an exhaust gas cleaning device (10) comprising a) a housing (14) through which an exhaust gas flow (12) can flow; b) an exhaust gas cleaning component (16) that is arranged in the housing (14), which component comprises a carrier (20) which has an end face (22, 24) on the inlet side and on the outlet side and through which the exhaust gas flow (12) can flow; c) at least one separation element (26, 40) that is arranged upstream of the exhaust gas cleaning component (16), which separation element separates an exhaust gas flow path into at least two parallel flow paths (28, 30); and d) at least one sealing means (38, 42) provided in the region of the end face (22) on the inlet side of the carrier (20) and/or of a downstream end of the separation element (26, 40), and that is suitable to counteract a cross flow of the exhaust flow (12) between the at least two parallel flow paths (28, 30).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2013
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventor: Stefan Tölle
  • Publication number: 20150007722
    Abstract: Installation for treating a fluid comprising, in a section of a horizontal shell ring (1) a first particulate material filling a volume (V2), a deflector comprising 2 volumes V3 delimited by the internal shell of the shell ring and on the other hand by lower surfaces S3a and S3b making with a horizontal plane an angle (?) greater than the angle of repose of the first particulate material, a volume (V4) formed of a membrane backing up against the two volumes (V3) of the deflector over the entire length of the section of the shell ring, and of a second particulate material with which the volume (V2) is filled; the second particulate material being contained in the space formed by the membrane and the internal shell of the shell ring, the volumes V3 and V4 being situated in the upper half of the cross section of the horizontal shell ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2014
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Inventors: Guillaume RODRIGUES, Clément LIX
  • Patent number: 8920547
    Abstract: An adsorbent canister includes a casing defining a first adsorption chamber, a second adsorption chamber and a diffusion chamber therein, and an adsorbent capable of adsorbing the fuel vapor and filled in the first adsorption chamber and the second adsorption chamber. The first adsorption chamber and the second adsorption chamber communicate with each other via the diffusion chamber. The casing has on a side wall thereof a fuel introducing port configured to introduce fuel vapor into the first adsorption chamber and an air communicating port configured to introduce air into the second adsorption chamber. The diffusion chamber has at least one of a first diffusion chamber and a second diffusion chamber. The first adsorption chamber is positioned above the first adsorption chamber and extends over the entire length of the first adsorption chamber. The second diffusion chamber is positioned below the second adsorption chamber and extends over the entire length of the second adsorption chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Aisan Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hiroshi Takamatsu
  • Patent number: 8906145
    Abstract: A compressed air supply device is provided for a utility or commercial vehicle. The device includes a valve housing and an air dryer cartridge which has a housing. A drying agent box, which is filled with drying agent, is arranged in the housing of the air dryer cartridge. The drying agent can be compressed by an elastic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Knorr-Bremse Systems fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH
    Inventor: Eduard Hilberer
  • Publication number: 20140352541
    Abstract: A canister includes: a casing charged with an adsorbing material; a charge port and a purge port disposed at one end of the casing; a drain port disposed at the other end of the casing; a flange section for defining an outer peripheral part of one end of an adsorbent chamber; a first cylindrical section projected from the flange section toward the adsorbent chamber and concentric with the casing; and a second cylindrical section extending from the flange section in the opposite direction and concentric with the casing. A space defined inside the first cylindrical section is provided to communicate with one of the charge port and the purge port, while a diffusion chamber communicates with the other of the charge port and the purge port. The flange section has orifices located adjacent to the first cylindrical section thereby communicating the adsorbent chamber and the diffusion chamber with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2014
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: MAHLE FILTER SYSTEMS JAPAN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junpei Omichi, Yuji Arase, Takashi Hasumi
  • Publication number: 20140339418
    Abstract: A method of operating a mass spectrometer vacuum interface comprising a skimmer apparatus having a skimmer aperture and downstream ion extraction optics. An expanding plasma is skimmed through the skimmer aperture. Within the skimmer apparatus, a portion of the skimmed plasma adjacent the skimmer apparatus is separated from the remainder of the skimmed plasma by providing means to prevent, inhibit or impede, the separated portion from reaching the extraction optics while allowing the remainder to expand towards the extraction optics. This allows removal of ions liberated from deposition matter on the skimmer apparatus surface, thereby discriminating against such ions, and offering reduced memory effects. The remainder of the plasma can expand towards the extraction optics, so interaction and mixing between the boundary layer and the remainder of the plasma can be reduced or minimized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2012
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Inventors: Alexander Alekseevich Makarov, Lothar Rottmann
  • Patent number: 8808436
    Abstract: An absorption cell includes a first absorption layer formed of a first absorbent, and a second absorption layer formed of a second absorbent having a higher density than the first absorbent and coated on the surface of the first absorption layer so as to prevent generation of dust particles from the first absorption layer. The upper surface of the first absorption layer is coated with the second absorption layer formed of the high-density absorbent, thereby preventing generation of minute dust particles and thus preventing secondary contamination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jee Yong Kim, Rae Eun Park
  • Patent number: 8801840
    Abstract: An evaporated fuel treating device lowers the blow-by volume of evaporated fuel emitted to the atmosphere via a casing having an atmospheric port. The casing has in series a first adsorbent chamber housing an adsorbent material, a space chamber not housing an adsorbent material and a second adsorbent chamber housing an adsorbent material. Each of the chambers is positioned beside an adjacent chamber thereof. The first chamber is disposed closest to the atmospheric port among the adsorbent chambers. An end part of the space chamber on a side of the first chamber has a first partition wall having an opening part with a plurality of first openings provided on a top side of the first partition wall. A current plate has one end positioned between the adjacent first openings and a surface and a rear face of the current plate are disposed along the top and bottom direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Aisan Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masanori Sugiura, Hideki Teshima, Tsuneyuki Kurata, Naohito Buseki
  • Patent number: 8765635
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of an absorption cell includes preparing a first absorption layer formed of a mixture of a first absorbent and a second absorbent having a higher density than the first absorbent; coating the surface of the first absorption layer with a protective layer formed of a low-carbonizing point material and the second absorbent so as to prevent generation of dust particles from the first absorption layer; and removing the low-carbonizing point material from the protective layer so as to form a second absorption layer including a plurality of pore parts through which a fluid flows to the first absorption layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jee Yong Kim, Rae Eun Park
  • Patent number: 8753428
    Abstract: A pressure swing adsorption system includes a pressure vessel, a nozzle plate coupled to the vessel and sealed with respect to the pressure vessel, a backing plate that supports the nozzle plate, and a manifold including a plenum cavity and coupled to the nozzle plate via a neck such that the plenum cavity is in fluid communication with an interior of the pressure vessel. The neck is sealed with respect to the nozzle plate via a movable sealing surface. A method is provided in which pressure from the plenum cavity assists in closing valve coupled to the manifold. A removable insert is provided to the manifold to provide a removable sealing surface against which the valve closes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Lummus Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Franklin D. Lomax, Jr., Howard Abramowitz, Edward T. McCullough
  • Patent number: 8753436
    Abstract: An external oil coalescing adapter fitted to a desiccant breather with an adapter housing with a coalescing chamber for receiving an air flow containing oil; oil coalescing media contained within the coalescing chamber for coalescing oil contained in the air flow; a first end cap for attaching to one end of the housing, the first end cap also attachable to a breather; and a second end cap for attaching to the opposite end of the housing from the first end cap, the second end cap attachable to a system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Des-Case Corporation
    Inventors: Cody Curtsinger, Houston Hatchett
  • Patent number: 8747768
    Abstract: An apparatus for contacting a bed of particulate material with a cross flowing fluid, which maintains the bed of particulate material within a retention volume. The apparatus includes partitions for retaining particles, with apertures disposed within the partitions. The apertures are covered by louvers that extend above the edges of the apertures to prevent solid particles from spilling through inlet apertures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: UOP LLC
    Inventors: Bryan K. Glover, Guy B. Woodle, Joseph E. Zimmermann, John J. Senetar
  • Publication number: 20140137744
    Abstract: Described herein are various embodiments of an oxygen concentrator system. In some embodiments, oxygen concentrator system includes one or more components that improve energy usage during operation of the oxygen concentrator system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2013
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: INOVA LABS, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION
    Inventors: William R. Wilkinson, Dragan Nebrigic
  • Publication number: 20140137743
    Abstract: A filter cartridge for cleaning air includes a perforated sheet metal outer cage having a cylindrical shape, the diameter thereof being the same over the entire length of the filter cartridge, a base disc closing off the lower end of the filter cartridge, and an inlet fitting closing off the upper end. The filter cartridge includes a conical perforated sheet metal inner cage extending from the base disc to the inlet fitting in the interior of the perforated sheet metal outer cage. The perforated sheet metal inner cage tapers down conically in the direction from the base disc to the inlet fitting, wherein the diameter of the perforated sheet metal inner cage decreases from the base disc to the inlet fitting. The filter cartridge further includes an activated carbon layer disposed in the intermediate space between the perforated sheet metal inner cage and the perforated sheet metal outer cage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2013
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: PRIMA KLIMA TRADING CZ S.R.O.
    Inventor: Gerhard REEH
  • Publication number: 20140116254
    Abstract: An adsorbent construction for use in an electronic enclosure is disclosed. In certain embodiments the adsorbent construction comprises an adsorbent material and a polymeric material substantially surrounding the adsorbent material. The polymeric material regulates the flow of water vapor into and out of the adsorbent material. In example implementations one or more openings are present in the polymeric cover, the openings permitting flow of water vapor through the polymeric cover. A filter material can cover the opening in the polymeric cover. The adsorbent material can comprise, for example, activated carbon, silica gel, or a combination thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: DONALDSON COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Andre D. Leier, Daniel L. Tuma
  • Patent number: 8679414
    Abstract: Adsorbent dust can be recovered while spraying is prevented. An apparatus is provided with a desulfurization-denitration tower body and an adsorbent discharging device. An entrance louver and an exit louver are provided for forming a packed moving bed of an adsorbent that moves downward inside the tower body, the apparatus has a throttle portion provided with a side panel that is inclined so that a spacing gradually decreases toward a discharging device, the throttle portion being provided between the tower body and the discharging device, and first partitions are provided inside the throttle portion. A second partition extending along the incline direction of the side panel is provided at a predetermined distance from the bottom end of the exit louver above the side panel, and a gap is provided between the bottom end part of the exit louver and the side panel of the throttle portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: J-POWER EnTech, Inc.
    Inventors: Masahiro Miya, Koji Ono, Junya Mochida
  • Patent number: 8647418
    Abstract: An exhaust gas dry treatment device comprises an adsorption tower having: a box-shaped tower body; a plurality of reaction chambers have moving beds therein; a plurality of vertical partition plates which sequentially close between the end parts of the plurality of reaction chambers and between the end parts of the reaction chambers and the inner wall of the tower; an exhaust gas supply port allowing the inside of an inlet side wind box space which is formed in the tower body between the front tower wall and the reaction chamber end part to communicate with the inside of an exhaust gas supply duct; and an exhaust gas discharge port allowing the inside of an outlet side wind box space which is formed in the tower body between the rear tower wall and the reaction chamber end part to communicate with the inside of an exhaust gas discharge duct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: J-POWER EnTech, Inc.
    Inventors: Kuninori Furuyama, Masahiro Miya, Ryo Suzuki
  • Patent number: 8617299
    Abstract: A canister includes a first fuel vapor adsorption device and a second fuel vapor adsorption device. The second fuel vapor adsorption device can adsorb a part of fuel vapor that still remains in a gas after desorption by the first fuel vapor adsorption device. The second fuel vapor adsorption device includes a first passage containing a fuel vapor adsorption material and a second passage containing no fuel vapor adsorption material. The first passage and the second passage allow the gas to flow therethrough. A gas introduction device allows the fuel vapor to flow from the second passage into the first passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Aisan Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masakazu Hasegawa, Masahiro Sugiura
  • Publication number: 20130342153
    Abstract: Disclosed are a solar cell having a fan structure that provides a more pleasant life, convenience, and stability by forming, in a fan structure, a flexible colour solar cell applied with a carbon dioxide absorption material, and configuring the formed flexible colour solar cell through convergence of information technology, and an electronic application apparatus using the same. The electronic application apparatus using a solar cell as a power source includes: an application device body portion including a both side supporter fixed to ground, a transmitter including an antenna capable of transmitting power and data, and a data screen to thereby provide a predetermined service; and the solar cell provided in an upper end of the application device body portion, to colour using a predetermined wavelength of light, and to perform solar power generation using a remaining wavelength of light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2013
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventor: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
  • Publication number: 20130305929
    Abstract: An adsorber vessel for the adsorption of gas contaminants from a gaseous stream comprising a vertical wall baffle positioned on an inner surface of an absorber vessel wall, and a bed support positioned below the vertical wall baffle and affixed to the inner surface of the adsorber vessel wall to support an adsorbent material, where the adsorbent material is interned by the bed support, the adsorber vessel wall, and the vertical wall baffle such that at least 90% of the volume created between the vertical wall baffle and the inner surface of the adsorber vessel is free of the adsorbent material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2011
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Applicant: AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Nasim ul Hassan Malik, Stephen John Gibbon, Reza Alvani, Michaela Pollock, William Thomas Kleinberg
  • Patent number: 8568503
    Abstract: It is an object to provide a vent filer that can reduce contaminants diffusing through the vent filter into the inside of a housing, and has high diffusion efficiency and low pressure loss. The vent filter has an adhesive layer 1 having a through-hole 1a at least in one area; a flow path member 2 provided with a flow path 2a in communication with the through-hole 1a; and an air-permeable membrane 3 covering the flow path member 2 and part of the adhesive layer 1, wherein the peripheral portion 3a of the air-permeable membrane 3 is fixed to the adhesive layer 1 and the flow path member 2 is held within a hollow portion formed between the adhesive layer 1 and the air-permeable membrane 3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: W. L. Gore & Associates, Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yutaka Sasaki, Yusuke Yahara
  • Patent number: 8545610
    Abstract: An adsorbent canister has a housing defining an adsorption chamber therein, an adsorbent filled in the adsorption chamber, and a honeycomb core. The honeycomb core is made from a material having a higher thermal conductivity than the adsorbent, defines therein a plurality of cells passing through the honeycomb core and is disposed in the adsorption chamber. The adsorbent canister can further have a heater for heating the honeycomb core or the honeycomb core can be made from a material, which produce heat when current is applied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Aisan Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Katsuhiko Makino, Nobutaka Teshima, Junya Kimoto, Masakazu Hasegawa, Shota Yamanaka
  • Patent number: 8529676
    Abstract: A canister for trapping a fuel vapor vaporized in a fuel tank has a casing defining an adsorption chamber therein, an adsorbent capable of adsorbing the fuel vapor and filled in the adsorption chamber and a flow regulation plate disposed in the casing. The casing has a fuel introducing port configured to introduce the fuel vapor from the fuel tank into the adsorption chamber, and an air communicating port communicating the adsorption chamber with the atmosphere. The air communicating port is formed on a side surface of the casing extending in a direction of gravitational force. The flow regulation plate disposed at an end of the adsorption chamber near the air communicating port and has an opening configured to communicate the adsorption chamber with the air communicating port. The opening is positioned above the air communicating port in the direction of gravitational force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Aisan Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masahiro Sugiura
  • Publication number: 20130225898
    Abstract: A process for separating methane from a natural gas mixture employs pressure swing adsorption in one or more vessels. Each vessel has an adsorbent material having a kinetic selectivity for contaminants over methane greater than 5. Contaminants within the natural gas mixture become gases kinetically adsorbed within the adsorbent material. The vessel is placed under pressure to cause contaminants to be adsorbed in the surfaces and micro-pores of the adsorbent material. The process includes releasing a product stream comprised at least 95% by volume methane from a first gas outlet in the vessel, and desorbing the contaminant gases from the adsorbent material by reducing the pressure within the vessel. The desorbing step is done without applying heat to the vessel, thereby delivering a waste gas stream comprised at least 95% by volume of the contaminant gases. An improved fractionation vessel having both major and minor flow channels is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2011
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY
    Inventors: Narasimhan Sundaram, P. Scott Northrop
  • Patent number: 8518164
    Abstract: An adsorbent canister has a housing defining an adsorption chamber therein, an adsorbent filled in the adsorption chamber, and a honeycomb core. The honeycomb core is made from a material having a higher thermal conductivity than the adsorbent, defines therein a plurality of cells passing through the honeycomb core and is disposed in the adsorption chamber. The adsorbent canister can further have a heater for heating the honeycomb core or the honeycomb core can be made from a material, which produce heat when current is applied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Aisan Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Katsuhiko Makino, Nobutaka Teshima, Junya Kimoto, Masakazu Hasegawa, Shota Yamanaka
  • Patent number: 8500885
    Abstract: An air drier for an air suspension of a vehicle for supplying dry air to the air suspension, includes a housing having inflow and outflow ports formed at first and second ends in an axial direction, first and second filters accommodated in the housing, a desiccant agent supported between the first and second filters, and an air guide member arranged between the first filter and the first end of the housing and including a tubular portion and an annular plate having a plurality of holes, the tubular portion covering the inflow port in the axial direction to form a flow passage guiding fluid from the inflow port to the first filter, wherein the fluid guided from the inflow port flows through the flow passage and the first filter into the desiccant agent and is dried thereby, and the dry air is discharged from the outflow port to the air suspension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yutaro Honjo
  • Publication number: 20130152795
    Abstract: Adsorption vessels and systems utilizing adsorption vessels are provided herein. In one embodiment, an adsorption vessel for receiving a fluid mixture and for separating a component from therein includes a vessel wall extending from a bottom end to a top end and defining a vessel chamber. A bottom inlet is formed in the bottom end of the adsorption vessel for introducing the fluid mixture to the vessel chamber. Further, a support plate is positioned in the vessel chamber above the bottom end, and defines a bottom void volume between the support plate and the bottom end. A filler material having a total porosity of less than about 25% is positioned in the bottom void volume and defines a channel for flow of the fluid mixture from the bottom inlet to the support plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2011
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: UOP LLC
    Inventors: Kirit M. Patel, Bradley P. Russell, Paul Alvin Sechrist, Michael Jerome Vetter, Hua Chen, Pengfei Chen
  • Patent number: 8453474
    Abstract: A vehicle air handling system includes an air handler, a desiccant assembly and a regeneration mechanism. The air handler has an air inlet configured to receive airflow into the air handler and an air outlet configured to direct the airflow from the air handler to a passenger compartment of a vehicle. The desiccant assembly is installed in a fixed non-movable orientation within the air handler. The desiccant assembly is configured to absorb moisture from the airflow and is disposed between the air inlet and the air outlet. The desiccant assembly includes a first flow path and a second flow path separated from one another such that the airflow passes through the first flow path. The regeneration mechanism is in fluid communication with the second air flow path of the desiccant assembly and is configured to remove moisture from the airflow passing through the desiccant assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Nissan North America, Inc.
    Inventor: Ronald S. Eisenhour
  • Patent number: 8414690
    Abstract: Heat-exchangers and biogas conditioners including a heat exchange member disposed between upper and lower flanges of the apparatus in which at least the heat exchange member is formed of a highly thermally conductive material (e.g., at least 50 W/m?K) such as aluminum or aluminum alloy. A bed of zeolite is loaded within the apparatus so as to be in contact with the heat exchange member. The heat exchange member is shaped and configured so that any given location of the zeolite bed is no more than about 3 inches from the heat exchange member comprising the highly thermally conductive material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Bringham Young University
    Inventors: Jaron C. Hansen, Lee D. Hansen
  • Patent number: 8388745
    Abstract: A sieve module includes an impermeable housing and an adsorptive media bed. The impermeable housing is puncturable at a first puncture location to receive gas from an exterior of the impermeable housing. The impermeable housing is also puncturable at a second puncture location to expel gas to the exterior of the impermeable housing. The adsorptive media bed is disposed within the impermeable housing. The gas flows through the impermeable housing from the first puncture wound to the second puncture location by flowing through the adsorptive media bed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Oxus America, Inc.
    Inventors: Dana G. Pelletier, Michael S. McClain, Michael P. Chekal
  • Patent number: 8337578
    Abstract: The invention relates to an air filter device (1) having a filter housing comprising a filter housing cup (2) and a filter housing cover, in which filter housing at least one filter element (3) is arranged. Pertinent to the invention is that a flow-directing element (7) is provided that is configured in such a manner that it is ensured that the filter element (3) is flowed through uniformly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Mahle Interntaional GmbH
    Inventor: Gerhard Koser
  • Patent number: 8333827
    Abstract: The invention relates to an adsorption filter material with a multilayer construction, particularly with a permeable adsorptive barrier layer composite, preferably for ABC protective clothing, wherein the adsorption filter material has at least a first barrier layer having a plurality of openings and at least a second barrier layer having a plurality of openings, as well as an adsorption layer disposed between the first and second barrier layers, wherein the first and second barrier layers are disposed in such a manner, that the openings and the openings do not overlap and/or do not coincide. The adsorption filter material is very comfortable and, at the same time, offers excellent protection against chemical poisons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Assignee: Blucher GmbH
    Inventor: Benedikt Bones
  • Patent number: 8328916
    Abstract: A hydrocarbon adsorption filter device comprising: a filter housing; at least one filter element with activated carbon arranged in the filter housing; an intake canal, connecting the filter housing with an environment, wherein fresh air is taken in during a flushing operation; and an intake canal housing cover, wherein the intake canal housing cover includes a labyrinthine canal structure having a first end and an opposing second end, wherein the first end is in communication with the intake canal while the second end is in communication with a floor-side opening of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Mahle International GmbH
    Inventors: Olivier Donadei, Matthias Flach, Philippe Lalardie, Johann Lamotte, Valentin Ruffet
  • Publication number: 20120304629
    Abstract: An adsorption unit for combustion gas of an internal combustion engine has an adsorption housing having a chamber section with an inner wall. An adsorption element disposed in the adsorption housing is made of a gas-permeable adsorption medium that is formed to a hollow body and encloses an interior of the adsorption element. The hollow body has opposed open ends. A main flow passage extends through the hollow body and the combustion gas flows in main flow direction through the hollow body. The adsorption element has an exterior circumferential side facing away from the interior and delimiting together with the inner wall of the chamber section a bypass chamber surrounding the absorption element outwardly. In the main flow direction, the bypass chamber has a downstream end that is closed off and an upstream end that has at least one bypass opening that communicates with the main flow passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2012
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicant: MANN+HUMMEL GMBH
    Inventors: Michael METZGER, Calogero COLLETTO, Johannes STUERNER, Armin LUDMANN
  • Patent number: 8303697
    Abstract: A method for purifying polluted air having particle phase pollutants and gaseous phase pollutants is provided. The method comprising: separately purifying and treating particle phase and gaseous phase pollutants present in the air; providing a dust cleaning apparatus, a catalytic filter core and a valve for controlling an airflow path within an air purification apparatus; controlling the airflow path for the air to bypass the catalytic filter core in a way that: if the amount of particle phase pollutants is above a predetermined value, the valve is moved to the open position to enable the air to bypass the catalyst filtering core; if the amount of particle phase pollutants is less than a predetermined value, the valve is moved to the closed position to force the air to pass through the catalyst filtering core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Akos Advanced Technology Ltd.
    Inventors: Yiu Wai Chan, Sui Chun Law
  • Patent number: 8293170
    Abstract: The present scent distributor is a cartridge for attaching to a permeable substrate such as an air filter or humidifier pad. The cartridge housing is configured to hold the scenting media, said housing including a body and a cover; a plurality of openings in said housing to allow air to flow through at least a portion of said housing for interaction with the scenting media; a restrictor that slidingly engages with said housing to selectively restrict the flow of air through said housing; and an attachment device on said housing to attach said housing to a porous substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: RPS Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Daniel E. Schuld
  • Patent number: 8276569
    Abstract: One aspect according to the present invention includes a fuel vapor processing apparatus including an insert. The insert can determine an effective flow passage area of the adsorption material chamber without producing a non-filled region of an adsorption material, through which fuel vapor containing gas flows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Aisan Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Ryuji Kosugi
  • Publication number: 20120222554
    Abstract: Novel adsorbent contactors and methods are disclosed herein for use in temperature swing adsorption for gas separation applications, as well as for heat exchange applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2012
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Applicant: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company
    Inventors: Daniel P. Leta, Harry W. Deckman, Peter I. Ravikovitch, Bruce A. Derites
  • Patent number: 8257473
    Abstract: A sieve bed including an inlet end, an outlet end, a retainer disposed toward the inlet end and including an interior portion, an exterior portion, a plurality of openings disposed toward the exterior portion, and a passage disposed toward the interior portion, an inlet cap and an inlet port configured to receive a feed stream, wherein the inlet cap includes at least a portion spaced from the retainer thereby defining an inlet chamber in fluid communication with the inlet port and the plurality of openings, an outlet lid disposed toward the outlet end, an exterior wall extending from the inlet cap to the outlet lid, an intermediate wall spaced from the exterior wall and extending from the retainer toward and terminating short of the outlet lid and an interior wall spaced from the intermediate wall and extending from the retainer proximate the passage to at least the outlet lid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: AirSep Corporation
    Inventors: Norman R. McCombs, Robert Bosinski
  • Publication number: 20120204724
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a filtering device for NBC weapons, comprising a hermetically sealed box structure (10), provided with an opening for the inlet of air and/or gas to be filtered and an opening for the outlet of filtered air and/or gas, and within which one or more plates (11) are arranged to define the walls of a course for said air and/or gas from said inlet and said outlet, the sides of the plates (11) facing said course supporting a layer (12) of an adsorbing material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2010
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Applicant: AERO SEKUR S.p.A.
    Inventors: Giancarlo Angelini, Ornella Ursini, Paolo Ciccoli, Marco Adami, Mario Ravanetti, Alessandro Pica, Franco Cataldo